Q 01/05

Which company published the home console versions of the original Mortal Kombat in 1993?

A) Capcom

B) Acclaim

C) Sega

D) Konami

Answer · why

B) Acclaim

Acclaim took Midway's arcade hit home and had to ship it two ways: Nintendo insisted the gore be toned down, while Sega let the full fatalities stay b...

Q 02/05

Mortal Kombat's launch on four home systems on 13 September 1993 was marketed as what?

A) Kombat Kickoff

B) Fatality Friday

C) Mortal Monday

D) Bloody Sunday

Answer · why

C) Mortal Monday

Mortal Monday was trumpeted by a flood of TV commercials, and the sequel copied the trick a year later with a 'Mortal Friday' of its own.

Q 03/05

Pinball designer Steve Ritchie, credited by Ed Boon with naming Mortal Kombat, voiced which villain in the sequel?

A) Shang Tsung

B) Kintaro

C) Shao Kahn

D) Baraka

Answer · why

C) Shao Kahn

Shao Kahn's booming taunts in the sequel are Ritchie's voice. By Boon's telling, he had spotted 'Kombat' scrawled on an office whiteboard and suggeste...

Q 04/05

In the original games, which fighter did Shang Tsung create as an evil clone of Princess Kitana?

A) Jade

B) Skarlet

C) Sindel

D) Mileena

Answer · why

D) Mileena

Mileena was grown to spy on Kitana and replace her if need be, but Shang Tsung mixed in Tarkatan blood, which is why her veil hides a mouthful of razo...

Q 05/05

What was Mortal Kombat's Sonya called when the character was still a male Special Forces agent?

A) Stryker

B) Kabal

C) Cyrax

D) Nightwolf

Answer · why

A) Stryker

Stryker lost his slot when the team decided the roster needed a woman: Sonya inherited his storyline of hunting Kano, and the name sat unused until a ...